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A close up of an inoculation needle. An inoculation needle is a laboratory equipment used in the field of microbiology to transfer and inoculate living microorganisms. [1] [full citation needed] It is one of the most commonly implicated biological laboratory tools and can be disposable or re-usable. [1]
Furthermore, engineering techniques often involve solutions borrowed from wastewater treatment, fisheries, and traditional agriculture. Aquacultural engineering has played a role in the expansion of the aquaculture industry, which now accounts for half of all seafood products consumed in the world. [ 5 ]
For example, a blue-top tube is a 5 ml test tube containing sodium citrate as an anticoagulant, used to collect blood for coagulation and glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase testing. [5] Small vials used in medicine may have a snap-top (also called a hinge cap) molded as part of the vial.
The institute has its headquarters in Matsyapuri, Willingdon Island, Kochi and is a subsidiary of Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), New Delhi, under the Ministry of Agriculture, India. The Central Institute of Fisheries Technology (CIFT) was formed in 1954 and started functioning in 1957 from its headquarters in Kochi.
A fish hatchery is a place for artificial breeding, hatching, and rearing through the early life stages of animals—finfish and shellfish in particular. [1] Hatcheries produce larval and juvenile fish , shellfish , and crustaceans , primarily to support the aquaculture industry where they are transferred to on-growing systems, such as fish ...
The regulations that apply to animals in laboratories vary across species. In the U.S., under the Animal Welfare Act and the Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals (the Guide), published by the National Academy of Sciences, any procedure can be performed on an animal if it can be successfully argued that it is scientifically justified.
In a biochemical or analytical laboratory they may be used to mix the reagents of an assay or to mix an experimental sample and a dilutant. The vortex mixer was invented by brothers Jack A. and Harold D. Kraft while working for Scientific Industries, Inc., N.Y.,(a laboratory apparatus manufacturer).
A test tube brush or spout brush is a brush used for cleaning test tubes and narrow mouth laboratory glassware, [1] such as graduated cylinders, burettes, and Erlenmeyer flasks. It is composed of nylon , synthetic, or animal fur bristles of various diameters lined against a rather sturdy wire handle with a looped end for hanging.